Biodiversity and Timber in the Coast Range of Oregon: Inside the Production Possibility Frontier

This study attempts to bridge the gap between studies that model cost-effective land management for single species and studies that model large sets of species or biodiversity. We estimated a production possibility frontier for biodiversity and timber production using simulated annealing for a study...

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Veröffentlicht in:Land economics 2003-02, Vol.79 (1), p.56-73
Hauptverfasser: Lichtenstein, Mark E., Montgomery, Claire A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This study attempts to bridge the gap between studies that model cost-effective land management for single species and studies that model large sets of species or biodiversity. We estimated a production possibility frontier for biodiversity and timber production using simulated annealing for a study area in the Coast Range of Oregon. The model produced spatially explicit land management regimes over a 100-year time horizon. Current landowner objectives were then simulated and compared to cost-effective management along the production possibility frontier. The results suggest substantial potential for improving efficiency of forest land management in the study area.
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.2307/3147105